Posted On Wednesday, 05.27.2015 / 11:31 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Rimouski wins, earns spot in Memorial Cup tiebreaker

Philippe Desrosiers (Dallas Stars) made 27 saves and the Rimouski Oceanic closed round-robin play with a 4-0 victory against the host Quebec Remparts at the 2015 Memorial Cup at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Michael Joly, a prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft, had one goal and three assists for Rimouski. Alexis Loiseau had a goal and an assist, and Justin Samson and Christopher Clapperton (Florida Panthers) also scored.

Quebec goalie Zachary Fucale (Montreal Canadiens) was pulled after allowing four goals on 25 shots. Callum Booth, No. 2 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American goaltenders for the 2015 draft, stopped all 17 shots he faced.

The teams will play again Thursday in the tiebreaker game. It will mark the ninth time the teams have played this month; Rimouski beat Quebec in seven games to win the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title, and won all three games at Pepsi Colisee. Including playoffs, Rimouski has beaten Quebec six straight times at Pepsi Colisee.

Posted On Wednesday, 05.27.2015 / 1:36 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Connor named USHL Player of the Year

Youngstown Phantoms forward Kyle Connor, a projected first-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, was named the United States Hockey League Player of the Year and Forward of the Year on Wednesday.

Connor, who led the USHL with 80 points in 56 regular-season games, broke his single-season Youngstown record for points, which he had set last season with 74. His 34 goals and 46 assists ranked second in the league, and he led the USHL with nine game-winning goals and 32 power-play points. Connor also had three goals and four points in four playoff games.

"Being named both player and forward of the year is a great honor," Connor told the Phantoms website. "It all goes back to my teammates and coaches this year always challenging and pushing me to be better. After the season we had two years ago we wanted to come back strong and they pushed me every day on the ice and in the weight room."

Posted On Tuesday, 05.26.2015 / 11:48 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Oshawa tops Kelowna, moves to Memorial Cup final

Cole Cassels (Vancouver Canucks) and Tobias Lindberg (Ottawa Senators) each scored to help the Oshawa Generals earn a spot in the 2015 Memorial Cup championship game with a 2-1 win against the Kelowna Rockets on Tuesday at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Oshawa goaltender Ken Appleby made 20 saves.

"That's a good hockey team we just beat," Cassels told the Memorial Cup website. "We can thank [Appleby] for saving us in the final minutes there on a 5-on-3, as well as the guys on the ice. That's a character win."

Posted On Monday, 05.25.2015 / 11:28 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Merkley, Kelowna defeat Rimouski at Memorial Cup

Nicholas Merkley, a top prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft, had two goals and an assist and the Kelowna Rockets defeated the Rimouski Oceanic 7-3 on Monday in the 2015 Memorial Cup at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers) had two goals and an assist, and Gage Quinney scored two goals for Kelowna, the Western Hockey League champion. Madison Bowey (Washington Capitals) had one goal and two assists. Goaltender Jackson Whistle made 28 saves.

Posted On Sunday, 05.24.2015 / 10:37 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Oshawa earns spot in Memorial Cup semifinal

Defenseman Stephen Desrocher, a prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft, scored at 18:07 of overtime to give the Oshawa Generals a 5-4 victory against the host Quebec Remparts on Sunday at the 2015 Memorial Cup, played at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Oshawa's Cole Cassels (Vancouver Canucks) beat Quebec's Kurt Etchegary on a faceoff on the right side of the Quebec zone, winning the puck back to Desrocher, No. 145 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters for the 2015 draft. Desrocher gloved the puck, dropped it on his stick, cut around a rushing Etchegary and found space in the right circle. His high shot beat Quebec goaltender Zachary Fucale (Montreal Canadiens) under the crossbar, past his glove.

"All the boys played a great game, and I guess I was the lucky guy to get the final one," Desrocher said, according to The Canadian Press. "I knew I didn't have a shooting lane at first and I tried to get around a guy and just tried to get it on net and it went in."

Posted On Saturday, 05.23.2015 / 9:58 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Oshawa holds on for Memorial Cup win vs. Rimouski

Hunter Smith (Calgary Flames) scored to break a 3-3 tie at 9:24 of the third period and the Oshawa Generals beat the Rimouski Oceanic 4-3 at the 2015 Memorial Cup at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Smith dumped the puck in on Rimouski goaltender Philippe Desrosiers (Dallas Stars), and then the 6-foot-7, 208-pound forward fought through two Rimouski players to get to the puck and push it past Desrosiers.

Tobias Lindberg (Ottawa Senators), Michael Dal Colle (New York Islanders) and Stephen Desrocher also scored for Oshawa, the champions of the Ontario Hockey League. Goaltender Ken Appleby made 19 saves.

Tyler Boland, Alexis Loiseau and Jan Kostalek (Winnipeg Jets) scored for Rimouski, the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion. Desrosiers made 33 saves.

Posted On Friday, 05.22.2015 / 11:22 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Quebec opens Memorial Cup by edging Kelowna

Vladimir Tkachev, a prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft, had two assists to help the host Quebec Remparts to a 4-3 win against the Kelowna Rockets in the opening game of the Memorial Cup, played at Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Quebec.

Defensemen Nikolas BrouillardMatt Murphy and Ryan Graves (New York Rangers) and forward Adam Erne(Tampa Bay Lightning) scored for the Remparts. Goaltender Zachary Fucale (Montreal Canadiens) made 25 saves.

The game was Quebec's first since a double-overtime loss at home in Game 7 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League final to the Rimouski Oceanic on May 18.

"We have a good group and they bounced back well," Quebec coach Philippe Boucher said, according to Canadian Press.

Nicholas Merkley, No. 23 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters for the 2015 draft, had a goal and an assist for Kelowna, the Western Hockey League champions. Gage Quinney and Leon Draisaitl(Edmonton Oilers) also scored for Kelowna. Goaltender Jackson Whistle made 27 saves.

Posted On Friday, 05.22.2015 / 2:07 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Waterloo's Boeser named to USHL All-Rookie team

Waterloo Black Hawks forward Brock Boeser, a top prospect for the 2015 NHL Draft, was named to the United States Hockey League All-Rookie First Team on Friday.

Boeser, a 6-foot, 191-pound right wing, is No. 27 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of North American skaters for the 2015 draft. He tied for the USHL lead with 35 goals, and was third with 68 points in 57 games. His 15 power-play goals were second in the league, and his 32 power-play points were tied for first. He had 10 multigoal games, including three hat tricks.

He's committed to attend the University of North Dakota next season.

Posted On Thursday, 05.21.2015 / 2:47 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Eichel, Connor named USA Hockey award winners

USA Hockey on Thursday named Boston University center Jack Eichel and Youngstown Phantoms forward Kyle Connor, each projected first-round picks in the 2015 NHL Draft, as 2014-15 award winners.

Eichel, No. 2 on NHL Central Scouting's ranking of the top North American skaters eligible for the 2015 draft, was named College Hockey Player of the Year. Connor, No. 13 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking, won the Dave Tyler Award as the top American-born player in junior hockey.

They will be honored at USA Hockey's President's Awards Gala on June 5 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Posted On Tuesday, 05.19.2015 / 12:43 PM

By Mike G. Morreale -  NHL.com Staff Writer /NHL.com - 2015 NHL Draft blog

Top 2015 prospects set for big roles at Memorial Cup

A number of top prospects for the 2015 NHL Draft will have roles on their teams at the 2015 Memorial Cup tournament, which will be held May 21-31 at the Colisée Pepsi in Quebec City, Quebec. The tournament will determine the champion of the Canadian Hockey League.

The four-team tournament includes the host team, the Quebec Remparts, along with the Rimouski Oceanic, champions of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League; the Western Hockey League champion Kelowna Rockets; and the Ontario Hockey League champion Oshawa Generals.

The top-ranked forward is Kelowna right wing Nicholas Merkley (5-foot-10, 191 pounds), No. 23 on NHL Central Scouting's final ranking of the top draft-eligible North American skaters. Merkley had 20 goals and 90 points in 72 regular-season games for the Rockets, and five goals and 27 points in 19 WHL playoff games.

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